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Some people collect autographs, some collect antiques, others collect stamps. My hobby is a little different, I collect bars. This site represents my collection, documenting each bar I visit.
This is not a review site, there's plenty of those already. Most posts in this bar diary are slice-of-life recaps of the half hour or so I spent having a beer. I hope you enjoy browsing through my collection!
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pool tables Archive
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#1311: Elk’s Lodge #2509
Posted on January 2019 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 1311th bar, first visited in 2019. I’m not a member so technically I shouldn’t have been on the bar side (I was there for a private... -
#1310: Firelight Lounge
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Quindaro, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1310th bar, first visited in 2018. We tried to visit this place in 2007, but it was closed. We tried to visit again today and... -
#1309: Coach Lite Club
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Argentine, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1309th bar, first visited in 2018. Happily, this is very much a dive in every sense of the word. I didn’t notice a pool table... -
#1305: Colonial Club
Posted on December 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1305th bar, first visited in 2018. This cute neighborhood pub re-opened in 2018 after having been closed for at least a few years. There’s a... -
#1280: Welcome Inn
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(River North Arts District, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1280th bar, first visited in 2018. We began out day with a good breakfast nearby at The Butcher Block, but we greatly over-estimated... -
#1278: PS Lounge
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Congress Park, Denver, CO) Scooter’s 1278th bar, first visited in 2018. This cute little diver bar was about a block over from Crerebral, and I instantly fell in love with... -
#1271: The B-Hive
Posted on September 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Colby, KS) Scooter’s 1271st bar, first visited in 2018. This dive bar was intended to be a dinner stop (I’d seen great things about their burgers and they were... -
#1250: Seward Alehouse
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Seward, AK) Scooter’s 1250th bar, first visited in 2018. The spaces is devided into two distinct rooms — a dimply lit main bar area, and a more brighttly lit... -
#1243: Elf’s Den
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(North Pole, AK) Scooter’s 1243rd bar, first visited in 2018. After dinner we drove down to the town of North Pole just say we’d been. But when we discovered it... -
#1239: Midnight Mine
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1239th bar, first visited in 2018. I never would have guessed that the very first bar I would ever visit in Alaska would be my favorite... -
#1235: The Drift Inn
Posted on May 2018 | No Comments(Downtown, Bremerton, WA) Scooter’s 1235th bar, first visited in 2018. This old dive bar is practically the first place you see after stepping out of the ferry terminal. We really... -
#1225: Mud Bugs
Posted on March 2018 | No Comments(Gulf Shores, AL) Scooter’s 1225th bar, first visited in 2018. This isn’t the only dive in Gulf Shores, but it was the easiest for me to find. This place is... -
#1224: Shade Tree Lounge
Posted on March 2018 | No Comments(Tupelo, MS) Scooter’s 1224th bar, first visited in 2018. We were staying the night in Tupelo and decided to go out. All the downtown bars were to crowded with college... -
#1222: Strawberry South
Posted on March 2018 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1222nd bar, first visited in 2018. Private club that I’d tried twice to get into, and after 11 years I finally found a member... -
#1220: Pepperoni Pub
Posted on December 2017 | No Comments(Gladstone Plaza, Gladstone, MO) Formerly Rent-a-Center Scooter’s 1220th bar, first visited in 2017. I’d heard about this for a month or so and we finaly got a chance to stop... -
#1218: Park Bar
Posted on November 2017 | No Comments(Boquillas Del Carmen, Coahuila, Mexico) Scooter’s 1218th bar, first visited in 2017. If you want a margarita, you need to go to one of the two restaurants in down. This... -
#1202: Locust Tap
Posted on July 2017 | No Comments(Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1202nd bar, first visited in 2017. FANTASTIC historic dive bar, an old school gem in a highly-gentrified neighborhood. Great people, great times, and a great... -
#1197: Two Bit Saloon
Posted on June 2017 | No Comments(Downtown, Gardiner, MT) Scooter’s 1197th bar, first visited in 2017. The bar is devided into three sections: A front main bar, a back billiard room, and then a front outdoor... -
#1196: Red’s Blue Goose Saloon
Posted on June 2017 | No Comments(Downtown, Gardiner, MT) Scooter’s 1196th bar, first visited in 2017. Dive-ish bar with a pool table, and a casino in the back. I had a Moose Drool Brown Ale by... -
#1191: Edelweiss Haus
Posted on May 2017 | No Comments(Clark, WY) Scooter’s 1191st bar, first visited in 2017. I was fascinated by those remotely-located bar. There was a playground around back, a small convenience store in the front, and... -
#1181: Mir’s Bar & Grill and Hookah Lounge
Posted on November 2016 | No Comments(Vivion West, Northmoor, MO) Scooter’s 1181st bar, first visited in 2016. Hookah bar that had just recently opened for business. Nice plush lounge areas, and a back pool room with...
